William mullally



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TO ALL T0 WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM MULLALLY, oiBoston, in the county of Suffolk, and Commonwealth of Massa` chusetts, have invented a new and useful toy, which leali a TopSpiuning Sword; a'nd I do hereby declare` f the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof, due reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation,

Figure 2 a vertical and longitudinal section,

Figure 3 a plane, and

Figure 4 a transverse section Voi my invention.

The object of this invention is to produce an implement or toy by which a top, while spinning, may be` supported or carried about in the hand, and made to traverse the toy backward and forward, as-well as to afford a support for the top preparatory to and while being spun, so as to accomplish this with ease and certainty.

The invention consists in making the implement or toy lsubstantially in the form of'` a sword, ,the blade of V which is semicireular or grooved, and terminates at the point in a cup or recess for receiving the shaft or peg ot' the top, and prevent it from running out of the' groove, as well as for enabling the vertical position of the sword to be changed. The hilt of the sword serves the purpose, in connection with the rear end of the groove, of supporting the top while being spun, the whole being substantially as heleinafteiexplained. Y p,

In the drawings, above referred to as constituting ypart of this specification, the toy `is shown as con` structed substantially in the general form of a sword, of which a is the handle, b the hilt, d the guard, and e the` blade, the latter being grooved from V'hilt'to point, as shown at f, and the point terminating in a cup'or seniii circular recess, g. The outer end of the hilt Z1 is formed with a notch, n, for receiving the upper portion of the shaft z' of the top J, a similarly-formed notch or step, 7c, being arranged inthe handle a, and making' the inner terminus of the groove f, and serving to receive and support the lower end of the shaft z', the point or peg of which rests upon the bottom of the groove f. Furthermore, a guide, Z, is applied to one side of the hilt at about its-middle, as shown in iig. 4 of the drawings, and serves as a guide and support for the cord employed in revolving the top. Y

In using the top or sword above described, and which is to be held in the left` hand in an inverted position,` i

Ias shown in the drawings, the cord is to be wound about the shaft of the top in the ordinary manner,.a,nd the` top placed in position with respectto' the sword as shown in fig. 2 of the drawings. The end ofthe cord is A then to be carried from the top, and laid in the guideV Z, as shown in lig. 3 of the drawings. The cord is now y pulled towards the handle a in the4 ordinary well-known manner, and the top put in rapid rotation, the notches or steps/L and c serving to support the top against the pull of the string, and allowing itto rotate. By alter nately depressing and raising vthe handle of the sword, the top, while revolving, may be made to traverse the blade from 'end to end, the groovefserving to maintain it in proper lateral position. The top maybe also allowedito remain in a stationary position at the end of the blade by means of the cup g, or the handle4 of the i ftword may be lowered and raised with respect to such point, if desired, the cup preventing the top from leave ing the-blade. f

By means ofthe sword, made as above detailed, the top may be made to describe, relatively, a number ofA movements, and to take diiierent positions thereon. As a means of amusement to the young, vit promises t9 become very popular, as the movement of the top at" a little distance seems to be magical, and as its management requires little dexterity, and may be acquired in -a short time by any child of ordinary intelligence.i

I claim, as a. new article of manufacture- A toy, constructed in manner substantially as above described.

WILLIAM M ULLALLY.

Witnesses FREDERICK CURTIS, G. S. Wrmsrnn. 

